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CHARLES D. DIVINE, 0F ELLENVILLE, NEW YORK.

BOTTLE-OPENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, 191 18.

Application filed May 10, 1915. Serial No. 27,133.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES D. DIVINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ellenville, in the county of Ulster and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Openers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improved type of bottle opener of the general class employing a finger to engage the cap of a bottle, and a handle into which said finger folds when not in use.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this class which will be simple, strong and durable, yet which may be inexpensively manufactured.

With this general object in view, the invention resides in the novel features of construction hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a pocket knife equipped with this improvement, the bottle opener being shown closed and in dotted lines therein; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the knife with the bottle opener in open position and shown arranged ready for removing a bottle cap.

In specifically describing the construction shown in the drawings above briefly described, similar characters will be placed on corresponding parts throughout the several views and reference will be herein made to the numerous elements by their respective indices. To this end, the numeral 1 designates an elongated handle here shownas carrying a pair of knife blades 2 and 3, said handle including a pair of spaced parallel plates 1 each having a convex end 1 disposed at one end of the handle. Secured between the two plates 1, is a filling plate 4 which equals the aforesaid plates in width, said filling plate having an irregularly shaped end curved on an are as seen at 4 throughout approximately one half of its length, this curved portion being concentric with and spaced inwardly from the ends 1 of the plates 1*. The remaining width of this end of the filling plate 4 is formed with a right angular notch 4" one of whose walls is disposed longitudinally of the handle 1,

while the other wall thereof is positioned transversely of said handle at approximately right angles to one edge of the plate 4:.

Pivotally mounted within the notch 4", is an approximately ovate head 8- formed integrally with the inner end of a finger 6 which serves to remove bottle caps and the like. One edge of the finger 5 is concave longitudinally and abuts the rounded portion 4; of the filling plate 4 when said finger is folded inwardly as shown in Fig. 1, it being obvious that the space between the ends of the plates 1 beyond the filling plate 4:, constitute a channel for the reception of said finger. The latter is of such dimensions as to totally fill this channel when closed and is of a length to allow its free end 6 to project an infinitesimal distance beyond said channel as depicted in Fig. 1, this end being rounded as shown. By this construction, the end 6 of the finger 5 may be engaged by the thumb of the user to open said finger when desired. At the inner end of the finger 5, or rather at the inner end of the aforesaid concave edge thereof is a lip 7 adapted to engage a bottle cap as shown in Fig. 3, when the finger 5 stands in open position.

. The edge of the finger 5 opposite that previously described, is convex longitudinally to conform to and lie flush with the curved ends 1 of the plates 1 when said finger is closed, and at the juncture of this finger and the head 8, the latter is formed with an approximately right angular notch 9, one of whose side walls 11 is positioned transversely of said finger and constitutes a stop shoulder for contact with the aforesaid edge of the filling plate 4 when the parts stand as shown in Fig. 3, thereby limiting the outward movement of the finger. The other wall of the notch 9 is positioned longitudinally of the finger 5, this wall being engaged by one end of afiat spring 10 when the member 5 stands open, the other end of said spring being secured to the transverse wall of the notch 4*. When the finger 5 is closed, the spring 10 bears frictionally against the head 8 to yieldably prevent outward swinging of said finger.

Obviously, both blades 2 and 3 may be used at will, and when this is being done, the finger 5 will be totally confined in the end of the handle 1, it being thus impossible for it to injure the hand of the user. When, however, a bottlecap is to be removed, the

handle 1 will be disposed vertically as shown at Fig. 3 and the finger 5 will be swung outwardly into right angular relation with said handle. The lip 7 is now passed under the edge of the cap and the finger 5 over said cap as shown clearly in Fig. 3, whereupon lateral movement of the handle 1 in the proper direction will remove said cap.

, It is to be observed that no upward movement need be imparted to the handle 1 in order to remove the cap, this being a highly desirable feature of the invention since it allows a much better purchase to be obtained particularly if the bottle is resting on a table or the like at which the user is seated. It is also to be noted that the lip 7 is at the inner end of the finger 5, at which point it can resist'the necessary amount of strain Without heavily constructing the parts of the device as is necessary when thislip is placed at the outer end of a finger such as 5.

From the above description, it will be obvious that this opener when not in use may be completely housed within the end of the knife handle and when opened ready for use, will be sufficiently supported and reliably held to receive all the strain necessary for removing a bottle cap, the knife not being in any way marred or its appearance impaired by the addition of this opener.

I claim asmy invention:

":A bottle cap remover comprising an elongated handle positioned vertically when in use, and including a pair of parallel side plates each having at one end of the handle a convex end, a filling plate secured between said side plates and equaling the same in Widtlnsaid filling plate having an irregularly formed end curved throughout approximately'one half of its width on an are substantially concentric with and spaced in wardly from the convex ends of the side plates to form a channel, the remaining width of said filling plate being formed with a right angular notch with one wall of the copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the latter disposed longitudinally of the handle and with the other wall thereof positioned transversely of said handle at substantially right angles to one edge of the filling plate, a cap removing finger extending horizontally from the lower end of the handle when in use and having at one end a head pivotally mounted'in the aforesaid notch whereby said finger may be closed when not in use and received in the aforesaid channel, said finger being of a length and thickness to totally fill said channel when closed and having a rounded free end to project an infinitesimal distance beyond one end of said channel to be engaged by the users thumb to facilitate opening of said finger, said finger having a concave longitudinally curved edge which abuts the curved end of the filling plate when the finger is closed and which faces downwardly when said finger is opened, said edge having adjacent the aforesaid head a lip to engage a bottle cap, the opposite edge of the finger being convex longitudinally to conform to and lie flush with the convex ends of the side plates when said finger is closed, the aforesaid head having therein a substantially right angular notch one of whose walls lies transversely of the finger and is adapted to abut the aforesaid edge of the filling plate to limit outward movement of said finger, the other wall of the last named notch being disposed longitudinally of said finger, and a spring hearing at one end on this wall when the finger is opened and frictionally engaging the head when said finger is closed, the other end of said spring being secured to the transverse wall of the first named notch.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 'set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. CHARLES D. DIVINE. WVitnes'ses:

JOHN H. DIVINE, CHARLES DELANEY.

Commissioner or latentll Washington, D. Q. 

